The season is inching toward the national championship while the team is currently missing its key gymnasts – redshirt senior Samantha Peszek and redshirt sophomore Christine Peng-Peng Lee – in the lineup. Both gymnasts have been important contributors of solid scores, often acting as anchors in the lineup. An ‘anchor’ refers to the last person […]
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No. 13 UCLA gymnastics’ win over Washington features many firsts
Maybe it’s a home thing. No. 13 UCLA gymnastics has been sweeping wins this season on its home turf. And this one was a resounding two-and-a-half point victory over No. 17 Washington (2-3) that included a new season-high in points for the Bruins (4-1). The 197.000-194.500 win marked UCLA’s second-straight victory since its blowout loss […]
UCLA gymnast Christine Peng-Peng Lee vaults back after hiatus
The redshirt sophomore gymnast mounted onto the high bar, grabbed hold and let her body swing. She kicked herself up vertically and released her hands to reach out and grab the lower bar. After her double layout dismount, she was met with the winning score and her team’s collective embrace. It appeared to more than […]
UCLA gymnastics hopes new team-oriented approach will lead to wins
Last Friday, UCLA gymnastics fell quickly into a domino effect, letting one unexpected mistake lead to another in subsequent rotations against the No. 4 Utah Utes. With that loss behind them, the No. 15 Bruins (2-1) are ready to move on. They’ve done so already by switching up their practice routines a bit in advance […]
UCLA gymnastics suffers loss to No. 4 Utah after multiple mistakes
The outcome of UCLA gymnastics’ meet against Utah was decided early as the Bruins suffered multiple mistakes against one of the nation’s best teams. When the No. 8 UCLA gymnastics team stepped into Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center to compete against No. 4 Utah, the Bruins were hoping to beat the Utes squad that they […]
UCLA gymnastics glides to easy win against Arizona in home opener
There goes two wins in a row for the Bruins, but the gymnasts said their second victory was left with something to be desired. In the home opener of the season, the No. 8 Bruins defeated the No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 195.975 to 195.300. Although UCLA beat Arizona by a large margin of 0.675, the […]
UCLA gymnastics aims to iron out minor errors after season-opener
The UCLA gymnastics team has a successful mount to the season as it heads toward the season’s dismount with eight new faces in play. The Bruins’ first meet went well as the team landed a win against the Oregon State Beavers. The final score was 196.000 to 195.450. However there were some minor errors that […]